1/11 Retailer Chat Recap
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you may upgrade to dual tuner HD receiver....that is the 2 tuner upgrade.....however the dual tuner receivers output hd only to the primary tv(tuner #1) tuner #2 output is SD only........so to get a dual tunerHD receiver is pointless if your secondary tv is also hi defSean Mota said:
From what I am hearing they are cutting the retailer commissions on additional receivers. So they cut retailers and raise it on the consumer for the MPEG-4 HD receivers. A little here, a little there. It's realling adding up. Dish is really starting to pinch these pennies again.
If you see retailers starting to charge more for additional room installations or the quality of installations get worse now you will know why.
If you see retailers starting to charge more for additional room installations or the quality of installations get worse now you will know why.
dishcomm said:
Amen to that! Having two 811's myself, I can only uprade one of them in a years time. The second will make it's way to the gun range!!!
dishcomm said:
05773, and those were the #'s I got as well when checking the point dish locale for 61.5
This is how I see Dish Rating their customers
Dumb
Dumber
Dumbest
Damn, retards.
Hell if Charlie carrys on like this he won't have any customers to worry about upgrading.
Dumb
Dumber
Dumbest
Damn, retards.
Hell if Charlie carrys on like this he won't have any customers to worry about upgrading.
You can upgrade both 811, you will just have to buy the second one, rather then leasing it.Jimmy J said:
RobertsD said:
I refuse to BUY any equipment!!! I'll take my "ONE" upgrade with a nominal fee of course, then wait a year, then upgrade the other! Sounds ridiculous, but if it's what it takes then that's what I'll do. I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to placed in a position where I'm forced to purchase equipment to recieve programming that I'll already be paying for!
Besides, a years time between the upgrades is hardly enough time for E* to work out all the kinks they're going to run into for this whole MPEG4 transition anyway.
So then we all agree, Diet Dr. Pepper really does taste just like regular Dr. Pepper...
Sorry, I just read all 22 pages and before I go to ram my head into the wall I felt like posting. Amazing what you miss in the afternoon's around here...
Sorry, I just read all 22 pages and before I go to ram my head into the wall I felt like posting. Amazing what you miss in the afternoon's around here...
griftnet said:
In that case, the second law of Erganomics applies:
They'll replace it with a "refurb'd" 811 [either one of the returned units or one picked up cheap on eBay]. And since it'll be after Feb. 1st, they won't authorize it.
Definately fits the new slogan of: Less programming for More money! ;-)
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However it's tricky for E* since they are in the middle -- they don't create the programming, they just "slice, dice, and deliver." So they are squeezed by us the consumers as well as their suppliers.
Personally I'd rather have "DVR" friendly programming: i.e. full 1920x1080i quality with fewer repeats. Hey the DVR has two tuners and is built for timeshifting -- go for it.
Enter "DVR math": 3 hour blocks that repeats 8 times a day is only 3 hours of "unique" programming. 3/24 = 12.5% "unique content". Similarly, 2 movies (avg. length 2 hours each) repeating 6 times a day is 4/24 or 16.7% "unique content".
Let's do the math:
Charlie math: 200 hours of HD programming
DVR math: 15% (avg) * 200 hours = 30 hours of "unique" HD programming
at HD-lite or 1280/1920 or 66.7% --> 20 hours "unique, Full-Res HD content".
200 or 20.... 200 or 20... 200 or 20... 200 or 20... who you gonna believe?
Ok this is this week, wait 'til you see the marketing schemes they are planning to offer next week! By April Fools day, only a fool will be with E* I'm going back to something simple like translating time code tags on non-synchronous video clips! That should give my head a rest after trying to understand what all this is about!
I suppose after reading all 22 pages of posts, I actually believed I would receive enlightenment with the next post. What was I thinking?
I suppose after reading all 22 pages of posts, I actually believed I would receive enlightenment with the next post. What was I thinking?
Hmmm - so if I want to use my 6000 receiver, sounds like I need to put it online before Feb 1st....
The 942 and the ViP622 look almost identical. In fact, the front is identical, and the rear of the ViP622 only adds composite & s-video output for the primary TV set, and an ethernet (or at least RJ-45) port.
So with the two USB ports and the Cardbus slot, **WHY** can't they just send us an external add-on or card to upgrade the 942 and 921 receivers to MPEG-4? Why do they have these expensive expansion capabilities on the devices if they NEVER use them?!
I can tell you right now that my wife already doesn't like the amount we pay for the AT120 + HD Pak with the leased 942... I think if I even wait till April for the $99 upgrade to the ViP622 she'll still kill me, or at least divorce me, because of the monthly increase in price.
So with the two USB ports and the Cardbus slot, **WHY** can't they just send us an external add-on or card to upgrade the 942 and 921 receivers to MPEG-4? Why do they have these expensive expansion capabilities on the devices if they NEVER use them?!
I can tell you right now that my wife already doesn't like the amount we pay for the AT120 + HD Pak with the leased 942... I think if I even wait till April for the $99 upgrade to the ViP622 she'll still kill me, or at least divorce me, because of the monthly increase in price.
Yep, if you got a 6000 you better active it before Feb 1st or it will only be good for SD satellite programming.
